| Brentford and Keith Andrews. 21:07 - Jan 7 with 1627 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Who saw this unfolding so well for them this season. I honestly thought they would be rock bottom.
As scores stand, they are 5th.
Great to see them mixing it with the big boys. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:11 - Jan 7 with 1570 views | SitfcB |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:12 - Jan 7 with 1562 views | DeliasMashedPotato |
They seem a really well run club from top to bottom. I hope we can some day hit the brentford/brighton levels where its not panic stations if you lose a manager as the foundations are so strong. |  | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:16 - Jan 7 with 1513 views | norfsufblue |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:12 - Jan 7 by DeliasMashedPotato |
They seem a really well run club from top to bottom. I hope we can some day hit the brentford/brighton levels where its not panic stations if you lose a manager as the foundations are so strong. |
Might be worth having a look at their squad players not currently near the first team... they've obviously got recruitment spot on and there must be some for future development in there somewhere? |  | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:18 - Jan 7 with 1510 views | BloomBlue |
My Brentford supporting mate always laughed when people wrote them off at the start of the season. Explaining, people don't understand the Brentford model.
They have a coach not a manager, so the conveyor belt of players isn't manager specific.
The next coach is choosen from within, as they know that coach can work in that model. People laughed at them appointing Andrews, again as he said people don't understand their model.
Other fans said they cannot lose their best strikers and survive but as he said when Andre Gray left other fans said the same, when Neal Maupay left they said the same. Same when Ollie Watkins left and then when Ivan Toney left.
Oh how he keeps laughing. |  | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:24 - Jan 7 with 1457 views | Plums |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:18 - Jan 7 by BloomBlue |
My Brentford supporting mate always laughed when people wrote them off at the start of the season. Explaining, people don't understand the Brentford model.
They have a coach not a manager, so the conveyor belt of players isn't manager specific.
The next coach is choosen from within, as they know that coach can work in that model. People laughed at them appointing Andrews, again as he said people don't understand their model.
Other fans said they cannot lose their best strikers and survive but as he said when Andre Gray left other fans said the same, when Neal Maupay left they said the same. Same when Ollie Watkins left and then when Ivan Toney left.
Oh how he keeps laughing. |
I also thought Andrews would crash and burn but what you've described makes a lot of sense.
They got rid of their academy a few years back. I seem to remember there were a couple of reasons - they decided they were better off picking up players discarded by their many neighbours
- it being unethical to build dreams for a squad of players, most of whom were only kept on because the couple that would make it as professionals needed people to play with.
Do you know if that's still the case or are they now producing their own youth? [Post edited 7 Jan 21:25]
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:36 - Jan 7 with 1359 views | BloomBlue |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:24 - Jan 7 by Plums |
I also thought Andrews would crash and burn but what you've described makes a lot of sense.
They got rid of their academy a few years back. I seem to remember there were a couple of reasons - they decided they were better off picking up players discarded by their many neighbours
- it being unethical to build dreams for a squad of players, most of whom were only kept on because the couple that would make it as professionals needed people to play with.
Do you know if that's still the case or are they now producing their own youth? [Post edited 7 Jan 21:25]
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I think they have restarted their academy a couple of years ago, but not at the level it was previously. Its been designed to be low scale - I think they're only interested in category2.
They closed it previously because they were fedup with developing youngsters and then ose all their best youngsters to other London clubs for basically nominal fees. The main problem was as they are London based, it was easier for youngsters ie 15, 16 year olds to jump to another London based club, than say move to Manchester.
However now they have become an established PL club it gives them more weight to retain youngsters. | | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:25 - Jan 7 with 1160 views | ringwoodblue |
Respect to them. How do they keep finding these quality goalscorers. Toney, Wissa, Mbeumo and now Thiago? |  |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:34 - Jan 7 with 1104 views | SitfcB |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:25 - Jan 7 by ringwoodblue |
Respect to them. How do they keep finding these quality goalscorers. Toney, Wissa, Mbeumo and now Thiago? |
Watkins and Maupay before them as well.
If only we could’ve had their striker recruitment ffs. | |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:34 - Jan 7 with 1099 views | mellowblue |
Nope, thought he would be gone after a few months. Really pleased for him and totally glad to be wrong. Very well run club. Very hard to keep making correct decisions and doubt they can sustain their success forever, think they could easily go the way of Charlton eventually. | | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:36 - Jan 7 with 1085 views | davblue |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:36 - Jan 7 by BloomBlue |
I think they have restarted their academy a couple of years ago, but not at the level it was previously. Its been designed to be low scale - I think they're only interested in category2.
They closed it previously because they were fedup with developing youngsters and then ose all their best youngsters to other London clubs for basically nominal fees. The main problem was as they are London based, it was easier for youngsters ie 15, 16 year olds to jump to another London based club, than say move to Manchester.
However now they have become an established PL club it gives them more weight to retain youngsters. |
It’s been restarted for sure. They are quite active around my area and I know of a few lads who have been for trials with them. |  | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:44 - Jan 7 with 1022 views | mellowblue |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 22:36 - Jan 7 by davblue |
It’s been restarted for sure. They are quite active around my area and I know of a few lads who have been for trials with them. |
Premier League rules state you have to have an academy so I guess they had to toe the line. | | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 23:09 - Jan 7 with 956 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
Recruitment.Recruitment.Recruitment.
Get it wrong in the Prem, you go down. Brentford don't get it wrong. |  |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 23:20 - Jan 7 with 930 views | Denny32 |
Good to see two Irish men doing well in Premier and championship | | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 23:59 - Jan 7 with 878 views | armchaircritic59 |
I thought they'd be in trouble too, should have known better. Fair play to an Ipswich " old boy " too, he's doing a cracking job including tonight! Whoever is in charge of their recruitment model deserves a medal. Vey well run club along with 2/3 others that prove you can mix it with the " big boys ". | | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 07:52 - Jan 8 with 599 views | Steve_M |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:18 - Jan 7 by BloomBlue |
My Brentford supporting mate always laughed when people wrote them off at the start of the season. Explaining, people don't understand the Brentford model.
They have a coach not a manager, so the conveyor belt of players isn't manager specific.
The next coach is choosen from within, as they know that coach can work in that model. People laughed at them appointing Andrews, again as he said people don't understand their model.
Other fans said they cannot lose their best strikers and survive but as he said when Andre Gray left other fans said the same, when Neal Maupay left they said the same. Same when Ollie Watkins left and then when Ivan Toney left.
Oh how he keeps laughing. |
I think the system is the key, this season was a real test for it losing Frank and their two best players. Still a bit of a tightrope as one bad season could blow them up, same as Brighton, but they look better set up than Bournemouth let alone West Ham or Wolves. |  |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 09:05 - Jan 8 with 456 views | soupytwist |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:18 - Jan 7 by BloomBlue |
My Brentford supporting mate always laughed when people wrote them off at the start of the season. Explaining, people don't understand the Brentford model.
They have a coach not a manager, so the conveyor belt of players isn't manager specific.
The next coach is choosen from within, as they know that coach can work in that model. People laughed at them appointing Andrews, again as he said people don't understand their model.
Other fans said they cannot lose their best strikers and survive but as he said when Andre Gray left other fans said the same, when Neal Maupay left they said the same. Same when Ollie Watkins left and then when Ivan Toney left.
Oh how he keeps laughing. |
Which is why, as Tottenham are finding out, you can't just poach the head coach and expect to get the same results in a different structure. |  | | |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 09:38 - Jan 8 with 358 views | WeWereZombies |
| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 21:18 - Jan 7 by BloomBlue |
My Brentford supporting mate always laughed when people wrote them off at the start of the season. Explaining, people don't understand the Brentford model.
They have a coach not a manager, so the conveyor belt of players isn't manager specific.
The next coach is choosen from within, as they know that coach can work in that model. People laughed at them appointing Andrews, again as he said people don't understand their model.
Other fans said they cannot lose their best strikers and survive but as he said when Andre Gray left other fans said the same, when Neal Maupay left they said the same. Same when Ollie Watkins left and then when Ivan Toney left.
Oh how he keeps laughing. |
I can't remember if it was a podcast or one of the TownTV add ons but a year or so ago Conor Chaplin was giving a lengthy interview and he extolled the Brentford model as one that Town should follow and explained the key elements of player development plus management expertise, all done quietly and without bluster. |  |
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| Brentford and Keith Andrews. on 09:44 - Jan 8 with 339 views | TheGentlemanViking |
Brilliantly run club, and their recruitment of players is top draw.
It's not just the imported strikers that catch the eye, it's how they identify the right players for the positions they need them for. Kelleher, Henderson, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Collins....all great players, all British or UK based, all identified and brought to the club with little competition or fuss, and they are thriving. Great to see them doing so well, and credit to Keith Andrews, he's doing an impressive job. |  | | |
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